Coega Development Corporation – Upper Ncise Bulk Infrastructure Scoping Report
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Coega Development Corporation – Upper Ncise Bulk Infrastructure Scoping Report Coega Development Corporation Upper Ncise Bulk Infrastructure Scoping Report H-351254 May 2016 Rev. A Page i © Hatch 2016 All rights reserved, including all rights relating to the use of this document or its contents. Coega Development Corporation – Upper Ncise Bulk Infrastructure Scoping Report DISCLAIMER This report was prepared by Hatch Africa (Pty) Ltd (“Hatch”), together with certain other third party consultants (the “Third Party Consultants”), for the sole and exclusive benefit of Coega Development Corporation (the “Owner”) for the purpose of assisting the Owner to determine the feasibility of development in the Upper Ncise area (the “Project”) ], and may not be provided to, relied upon or used by any third party. Any use of this report by the Owner is subject to the terms and conditions of the Services Agreement between Hatch and the Owner dated 16 March 2016, including the limitations on liability set out therein. This report is meant to be read as a whole, and sections should not be read or relied upon out of context. The report includes information provided by the Owner, the Third Party Consultants and by certain other parties on behalf of the Owner. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Hatch has not verified such information and disclaims any responsibility or liability in connection with such information. In addition, Hatch has no responsibility for, and disclaims all liability in connection with, the sections of this report that have been prepared by the Owner or by the Third Party Consultants. This report contains the expression of the professional opinion of Hatch, based upon information available at the time of preparation. The quality of the information, conclusions and estimates contained herein is consistent with the intended level of accuracy as set out in this report, as well as the circumstances and constraints under which this report was prepared. However, this report is a scoping study and, accordingly, all estimates and projections contained herein are based on limited and incomplete data. Therefore, while the work, results, estimates and projections herein may be considered to be generally indicative of the nature and quality of the Project, they are not definitive. No representations or predictions are intended as to the results of future work, nor can there be any promises that the estimates and projections in this report will be sustained in future work. Rev. A Page ii © Hatch 2016 All rights reserved, including all rights relating to the use of this document or its contents. Coega Development Corporation – Upper Ncise Bulk Infrastructure Scoping Report Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Bulk Infrastructure Assessment ......................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Basis of Infrastructure Assessment .............................................................................................. 2 2.2 Water Resources .......................................................................................................................... 2 2.2.1 Dam Abstraction .................................................................................................................. 2 2.2.2 Water Demand for Aquaponic System................................................................................ 2 2.2.3 Water Quality Requirements for Aquaponics System ......................................................... 3 2.2.4 Potable Water ..................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Wastewater ................................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Roads ............................................................................................................................................ 6 2.5 Stormwater .................................................................................................................................... 6 2.6 Solid Waste ................................................................................................................................... 6 2.7 Electricity ....................................................................................................................................... 6 2.7.1 Capacity Existing Electricity Infrastructure To Supply Future Demand .............................. 6 2.7.2 Internal Electricity Services ................................................................................................. 7 3. Legal Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.1 Environmental Authorisation ......................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Water Use Licence...................................................................................................................... 17 3.3 Waste License ............................................................................................................................ 18 3.4 Occupational Health and Safety ................................................................................................. 19 3.5 Construction Regulations ............................................................................................................ 19 4. Town Planning Assessment .............................................................................................................. 20 4.1 Land Audit ................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Zoning ......................................................................................................................................... 21 4.3 Access ........................................................................................................................................ 21 4.4 Land use ..................................................................................................................................... 21 4.5 Land Claims ................................................................................................................................ 21 4.6 Suitability ..................................................................................................................................... 22 4.6.1 Slope Analysis ................................................................................................................... 22 5. Environmental Assessment .............................................................................................................. 24 5.1 Developmental Potential ............................................................................................................. 25 6. Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................................ 26 7. Cost Estimate ...................................................................................................................................... 33 8. Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 35 Appendix A : ATS Consulting Aquaponics Report................................................................................ 36 Appendix B : Title Deed Registration& Land Claims ............................................................................ 37 Appendix C : Operational Analysis Mthatha System ............................................................................ 38 Rev. A Page iii © Hatch 2016 All rights reserved, including all rights relating to the use of this document or its contents. Coega Development Corporation – Upper Ncise Bulk Infrastructure Scoping Report Table 3.1: Listed activiites in terms of the EIA regulations ................................................................... 10 Table 3.2: Potential NWA Activities triggered ....................................................................................... 17 Table 6.1 - Risk Rating .......................................................................................................................... 27 Table 6.2 - Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................ 28 Table 7.1 - Estimate Class Breakdown ................................................................................................. 33 Table 7.2 - Cost Estimate ...................................................................................................................... 34 Figure 1 - Schematic Layout of Water & Wastewater Infrastructure....................................................... 5 Figure 2 - Schematic Layout of Existing Electrical Infrastructure ........................................................... 7 Figure 3 - Unregistered, Surveyed Portions of Farm75 ........................................................................ 21 Figure 4 - Slope Analysis of Farm 75 .................................................................................................... 22 Figure 5 - 20m contours .......................................................................................................................